[s-cars] The Audi as a Fiat

[Taka Mizutani]

Peter-
I hear you- I read about the Bentley Continental GT having a plastic grille,
very disappointing.

Then again, that's a VAG product, so what do you expect? They'll probably
obsolete all of the
parts in 10 years.

For Mercedes to build an S-Class the way they used to, the car would be more
expensive than
the Bentley. As a big battlecruiser of a car, I'll take a W124 E60 all day
long over pretty much anything
they offer now. W126 as well.

Taka


On 7/19/06, Peter Golledge <petergolledge at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Taka,
>
> Got a close look at the new Bentley, then entire Grill is plastic and
> seemed
> incredibly fragile.  They still manage to weigh in at over 6000
> pounds!  The
> hood release jammed so I could not get a look at the W12.  Looks to me
> that
> these cars will look a lot like a 10 year old Taurus in about, oh 12
> years.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Taka Mizutani
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: [s-cars] The Audi as a Fiat
>
> Paul-
> You're basically definining the type of car that Mercedes used to build in
> the '70s and '80s- 20 year life cycle, all engineering driven, top-notch
> construction.
>
> With the high cost of stuff these days, very strong Euro and lots of
> competition in the luxury market, I don't think you'll see a car like that
> again. Everyone these days is so driven by the "latest $699/mo lease deal"
> that with that type of disposable attitude, there is very little need to
> make a car like that.
>
> I can see why some people are so enamored by the '80s Mercedes (like you,
> I
> still want a 500E).
> Ironically enough the only Mercedes that qualifies for PCA membership. :-)
>
>